INJURIES TO THE EYE WITH BIRDSHOT [PDF]
I have recently had under my care two cases in which the eye was injured with birdshot, both having double perforation. The histories, briefly, are as follows: Case 1. —E. B., aged 30, was accidentally shot, November 16, from a distance of 35 yards, while hunting, one shot penetrating the left eye.
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The clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of second-eye cataract surgery: a systematic review and economic evaluation [PDF]
Background: Elective cataract surgery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the NHS. In bilateral cataracts, the eye with greatest vision impairment from cataract is operated on first.
Jonathan Shepherd +9 more
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Prevalence and Causes of Occupational Eye Injuries in Gampola, a Rural Town in Sri Lanka
Background: Occupational eye injuries cause significant ocular morbidity with possibly devastating social and economic consequences. However, the simple use of personal protective eyewear during exposure to hazards during work can reduce the injury ...
S. C. De Silva +4 more
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Incidence and causative agents of chemical eye injuries in Switzerland [PDF]
CONTEXT Chemical eye injuries are ophthalmological emergencies with a high risk of secondary complications and severe visual loss. Only limited epidemiological data for such injuries are available for many countries.
Tschopp, Markus +6 more
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Open-globe injuries in Palestine: epidemiology and factors associated with profound visual loss at St. John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem Riyad Banayot St. John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine [PDF]
Background: The purpose was to describe the epidemiology of open-globe injury (OGI) in Palestine and identify the prognostic factors associated with profound visual loss. Material and methods: The current study is a retrospective review of hospital files
Banayot, Riyad; St. John Eye Hospital, Jerusalem, Palestine
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Ocular injury resulting in eye removal at a large tertiary care center in China [PDF]
AIM: To investigate the risk factors for eye removal following ocular trauma at a major ophthalmology department in China. METHODS: A retrospective study of patients who underwent eye removal surgery following ocular trauma was completed.
Han Wu +5 more
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"Frenzied Finance," pro and con, of late has so filled the air that to many the question arises: Does mining really exist? With all her disadvantages, Butte still demonstrates mining as a reality. With her annual production of 250,000,000 pounds of copper, not to mention her silver and gold, her many miles of underground tunnels extending nearly half a
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Background The aim of this study was to review the demographic and characteristic distribution data of serious rural pediatric eye injuries in Wenzhou and Changsha, located in Zhejiang Province in East China and Hunan Province in Central China.
Chunyan Li +5 more
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Degradation mechanism of the von Willebrand factor A2 domain by nattokinase
Nattokinase, a natto‐derived protease, exhibits potent antithrombotic effects. This study demonstrates that nattokinase directly cleaves the von Willebrand factor (vWF) A2 domain in vitro. Unlike the native regulator ADAMTS13, nattokinase degrades folded vWF independently of shear stress.
Ryuichi Hyakumoto +3 more
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Eye injuries: A selection of injuries and treatment protocols [PDF]
As the profession of chiropractic evolves and becomes more involved in the world of sports, doctors of chiropractic are finding themselves held to the same knowledge and training base as medical physicians and athletic trainers.
Hecimovich, M.
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